The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-03-31
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u0Te 10 1ouuly OoooUoy AIooionoiy
offering, $27.5O. That will make some
little heather heart glad. Now tell us
how you got this money, Tommy"
"Yes, sir" said Tommy, speaking up
loudly and distinctly, like the good boy
that he was, "part of it pa won on
'Chauge, some of it ma won on crazy
quilt rattle, some of it sister Laura won at
progressive euchre, So brother Bill won
on the horse race, twenty cents got for
marbles I won playing keeps, and the
rest won in a grabbag and prize cake
at the church fair" After brief consul.
tation the brethren decided that they
would send the money on to the heather,
but wouldn't tell them how it was raked
in. There are some things ii isn't best
even for the heather to know.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
A notable fact comes from Canada.
The Great Pacific railway extending
about 1000 miles has just been complet-
ed. No fewer than thirty thousand men
of every nationality and all kinds Of
character were employed on it, and yet
the work was performed without single
crime of any kind, but one of trilaing
nature, having been committed. The
secret of this is to be found in the fact
that the promoters resolved that there
should be no public houses, nor the posi-
bility of purchasing liquor within ten
miles of the line. This resolve was
strictly carried into effect with the above
results Union Signal
1t is said that over half million
people have petitioned to Congress for
the passage of the Blair educational bill,
which proposes to distribute S70,000,000
among the States in proportion to their
illiteracy. This is nothing strange. 1t
is we'll known fact that the easiest thing
in the world is securing signatures to
petitions for anything. The story is an
old one of the attorney who secured a
hundred respectable signatures to peti.
ton asking that certain eminent judge
be hanged, and the judge himself was
among the signers.
= The dwelling of Thomas Stokes, in
Lunenburg county, Va, was destroyed
by fire Friday and three children burned
to death. The mother left the children
in the house while abe went short dis
tance to dig sasssfras root. Upon
returning she found the house on fire,
and being unable to open the door,
broke open the window, but the flames
burst out and prevented her entering.
The oldest girl was all the while calling
for help. The children's ages, were
eight, six and four years, respectively.
- The candied sweet potato is Phil.
adelphia confection. 1t is nothing but
sweet potatoes carefully boiled and quar-.
tered and then candied in boiling syrup,
but it is said to be dainty and tender and
of delicious flavor.
"A bill has been reported on favora.
bly by the House of Representatives OF
the Legislature of Pennsylvania which
provides that two thirds of a jury shall
decide the verdict in Court trials civil and
criminal.
1t sounds funny, but the name OF
the new consul to Mexico, Missouri
gentleman, ls ElIZaDeG1 Oarollue AiooAo'
He was named for his two grandmothers.
His grandtathers seem to have been neg
lected.
"A vessel with cargo of forty-four
ostriches arrived recently at Galveston,
Texas. This is the second cargo within
twelve months. The birds are for ostrich
farms in California, and came from
Natal.
We have no objection to the man
who rides hobby-not even if he rides
it to death. We only protest when he
takes up the whole road with it.-IhiI'
adephia Call.
"Whisky can't hurt you if you let it
alone" How about riding on the cars
guided by drunken engineer?